wrier

We have found lemma(root) word of wrier : wry.

Definitions


[rʌɪ], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humour
(e.g: a wry smile)

- (of a person's face or features) twisted into an expression of disgust, disappointment, or annoyance

- (of the neck or features) distorted or turned to one side
(e.g: a remedy for wry necks)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 16th century (in the sense ‘contorted’): from Old English wrīgian ‘tend, incline’, in Middle English ‘deviate, swerve, contort’




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